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The Massachusetts Department of Health confirmed the state’s first case of silicosis, an incurable and life-threatening lung disease

The patient is a man in his 40s who has exposure from 14 years of working for a stone countertop fabrication and installation company

Health officials issued a safety alert and warned that this suggests that additional, unconfirmed cases could exist

Health officials are issuing a warning after Massachusetts confirms the state’s first case of an incurable and life-threatening lung disease.

On Tuesday, Dec. 9, the Massachusetts Department of Health (DPH) confirmed that a man in his 40s was diagnosed with silicosis associated with occupational exposure. The patient spent the past 14 years working for a stone countertop fabrication and install

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